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Making a splash
Making a splash
Yo_Spiff


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Signature Style (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: my middle bedroom
Date: Jan 12, 2010
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Humorous, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 12, 2010

 I am now the world's foremost authority on shoehorn hydrodynamics. I have a fair selection of shoehorns to choose from now. I bought a some more on Ebay, so that my shoehorn fly could remain a bug, and I would also have some variety. Interestingly, the plain old traditional shoehorn made the best splash.

Had some difficulties with this, and should have probably read up on doing splash shots before I tried it. Reflections off the glass fish tank, as well as droplets and bubbles were a problem. I don't know how others get them so perfect and clean looking. Hopefully, my drops and spots will be taken as an interesting feature and not a major flaw. Reshot the photo, wiping off the glass every couple of frames. I'm pretty happy with it now, with only a couple of lesser flaws. Not too bad considering I've not really done these before.

Anticipated critiques:
-Slight blotchiness in the background
-The DOF could have been better to get the above surface splash in focus.

Post-challenge notes:
Came in right where it spent almost the entire challenge. I have to wonder if my entry being so obviously mine hurt or helped it any.

Splash shots are not my style, of course, but shoehorning my shoehorn into a challenge topic is. Since there was no real theme, I figured shoehorning it into a cliche shot was appropriate. Not shabby at all for my first real effort at one of these, though it could have been better. I did learn quite a bit about doing a splash shot, so it was a productive effort.

Statistics
Place: 115 out of 193
Avg (all users): 5.6127
Avg (commenters): 6.2083
Avg (participants): 5.4933
Avg (non-participants): 5.6822
Views since voting: 811
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 204
Comments: 33
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 01/24/2010 03:09:50 AM
Very 'Spiffy' :)
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 01/21/2010 07:40:51 PM
This reminds me of a song..... In fact I was listing to it today. It's by They Might Be Giants and goes
"He wants a shoehorn
the kind with teeth.
People should get beat-up
for stating their belief.
He wants a shoehorn
the kind with teeth
because he knows there's
no such thing."
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 01/20/2010 12:22:12 AM
I knew I should've said IreneM! :)
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 01/19/2010 09:09:16 PM
You tried to shoehorn ur style but still 13 have guessed u correctly :)
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 01/19/2010 07:16:21 PM
You did pretty darn well with this image all things considered in what amounts to a free study. I agree with MaryO, your shoe horn legacy is fully intact here! Nice job Steve.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/19/2010 05:15:53 PM
Certain to become a classic DPC image. And this had better be Yo_Spiff!
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 01/19/2010 03:31:14 PM
That's too easy, Yo_Spiff, unless you are trying to fool everybody... :). Good capture!
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 01/18/2010 11:56:01 PM
Brilliant!
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 01/18/2010 10:01:39 PM
Clever prop!
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 01/18/2010 11:28:10 AM
LMAO! Gee Mr. Yo_Spiff could this possibly be you? LOL. Very cool, and I especially like the color tones with the red against the silver shoe horn.
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 01/18/2010 09:26:37 AM
Yo!
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 01/18/2010 06:37:33 AM
Oh, so a splash is your style now? :) Ahhhhhhhhh, I see, it's a shoehorn. Didn't see that at first - I was mesmerized by the water :P

The lines in the splash make me think of a baseball for some reason. Love this red color!
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 01/18/2010 06:03:54 AM
Hahahahaha!
Spiff, you had to use your shoehorn!
Actually, it's one of the very few drop and splash shots that you can actually see the top part of the water, so extra points for this.

Very even background, and a very nice capture.
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 01/18/2010 04:48:21 AM
Purely for the use of a shoe horn in the photo, I'm going to guess...

Signature Style Guess: Yo_Spiff
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 01/17/2010 08:16:20 AM
Good one. Someone who has several shoehorn images is Yo_Spiff.
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 01/15/2010 06:19:57 PM
Damn...I already guessed Steve Yo_Spiff
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 01/15/2010 10:57:50 AM
Let's see -- who can this be? Melethia? Lutchenko? Bear_music?

Great job, Spiffy!! What a clever idea! (can't vote, though...)
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 01/15/2010 08:28:54 AM
Yo_Spiff I presume? I like the focus on the shoehorn. It must be tough to get the whole splash in focus too.
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 01/15/2010 07:48:55 AM
This could be Yo_Spiffbecause he apparently enjoys shoehorns!
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 01/15/2010 07:18:24 AM
Reminds me of Yo_Spiff.
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 01/14/2010 09:45:10 AM
Yo_Spiff? If my guess is correct, then this is not a shoehorn (shoehorned image, that is) ;)
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 01/13/2010 03:49:54 PM
I'm gonna guess This is a Yo-Spiff shot. It's a no brainer with the shoehorn! Infamous style... yet this seems plain. I would rather see some of the great photo's you take on the mock battlefields.
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 01/13/2010 02:52:42 PM
No vote, Steve!
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 01/13/2010 02:30:53 PM
I'd recognize that shoehorn anywhere!!! Yo_Spiff, right?
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 01/13/2010 01:41:12 PM
When is a shoehorn not a shoehorn? When it's Yo_Spiff!
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 01/13/2010 07:51:28 AM
Gotta be Yo_Spiff
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 01/13/2010 07:40:45 AM
Heh, heh, heh.
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 01/13/2010 07:11:27 AM
Let's see, if that's a shoehorn, which it is, then this OUGHT to be Yo Spiff, but I don't think of him as a splasher, so...
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 01/13/2010 04:54:41 AM
LOL! Omigod, a shoehorn splash. I'm gonna have to wager this is Yo_Spiff
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 01/13/2010 04:32:25 AM
Oh wow! It's the shoe horn fly guy! LOL!
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 01/13/2010 02:55:11 AM
with a silver shoehorn no less! Hi Spiffy!
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 01/12/2010 07:44:32 PM
yo_spiff ?
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 01/12/2010 07:21:49 PM
Extra point for humour, 7.
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